astray
out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route: Despite specific instructions, they went astray and got lost.
away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or thought: They were led astray by their lust for money.
Origin of astray
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How to use astray in a sentence
He said Stewart, who had never received a federal contract before, was led astray by an unnamed third party who had promised the goods and then failed to deliver.
Contractor admits he lied to get nearly $40 million in N95 contracts from federal government | Rachel Weiner | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostFor instance, an operator can click on a specific location and Spot will travel to it, using its onboard sensors to ensure that it doesn’t tip over or go astray along the way.
Boston Dynamics gave its dog-like robot a charging dock and an arm on its head | Stan Horaczek | February 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt is also less likely than other state-of-the-art image recognition models to be led astray by adversarial examples, which have been subtly altered in ways that typically confuse algorithms even though humans might not notice a difference.
This avocado armchair could be the future of AI | Will Heaven | January 5, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewYou know, so many times people have been led astray or disappointed.
Voters Approved a Much Tougher Police Oversight Board – Now What? | Sara Libby | November 5, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoYou can make mistakes or go astray for a while, but that doesn’t matter in the long run.
But sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray, and leaves us worse off than before, not better.
Certainly, other communities—ultra-Orthodox Jews, for example—are fretting about members who go online, and then astray.
The spokeswoman suggests that the girls had not been radicalized, only led astray.
Percy Heath, a merry fellow, specialized in leading the Reverend Professor Doctor astray and had a lot of fun with him.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Israelis have not yet confirmed that these were their shells, and have raised the possibility that a Hamas rocket went astray.
Many shall come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and shall lead many astray.
His Last Week | William E. BartonAnd many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.
His Last Week | William E. BartonDirectors sometimes go astray and cases are constantly arising to determine their liability.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesA repair to the car delayed us and we went several miles astray on the road.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyFor as it was your mind to go astray from God; so when you return again you shall seek him ten times as much.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for astray
/ (əˈstreɪ) /
out of the correct path or direction
out of the right, good, or expected way; into error
Origin of astray
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with astray
see best-laid plans go astray; go astray.
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